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  2. Vairavarpuliyankulam - Wikipedia

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    All government buildings for the Vavuniya district are located there. [citation needed] This is one of the place in Vavuniya, where Rich and educated people lives. Most of them are originally from Jaffna, came after massive displacement in 1996. Prices of the Land is so High and Living in Vairavarpuliyankulam is matter of Pride.

  3. 1985 Vavuniya massacre - Wikipedia

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    On 16 August 1985, at about 5am, a landmine exploded on the outskirts of the Vavuniya town, causing a minor damage to a culvert but no one was injured nor killed.Although the Tamil militants were suspected of having detonated the landmine targeting security personnel, it was reported based on eyewitness accounts that the incident was staged by the Sri Lankan Army itself in order to use it as ...

  4. Massacre at Thandikulam - Wikipedia

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    Location of Sri Lanka. The Massacre at Thandikulam is a disputed event which occurred during Sri Lankan Civil War. It took place on 19 November 2006 when suspected LTTE carders exploded an Improvised explosive device (an IED) targeting a military truck killing five Sri Lanka Army soldiers. Five students of the Thandikulam Agriculture Farm ...

  5. List of massacres in Sri Lanka - Wikipedia

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    Vavuniya shooting spree and arson attacks: 10 August 1985: Vavuniya: 10: Police, Sri Lanka Armed Forces [117] 1985 Vavuniya massacre: 16 August 1985: Vavuniya: 200 + Army [118] Vayaloor massacre: 24 August 1985: Vayaloor, Kilinochchi: 40: Army [87] Murugapuri massacre: 8 September 1985 Murugapuri Trincomalee: 3: Army, Home Guards [119 ...

  6. News First - Wikipedia

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    NewsFirst or News 1st is a Sri Lankan news organization owned by the Capital Maharaja Organization Ltd. [1] News 1st primarily broadcasts news, live on three TV channels (Sirasa TV, Shakthi TV, TV 1, five radio channels (Sirasa FM, Yes FM, Shakthi FM, Y FM and Legends FM), three websites in Sinhala, English & Tamil languages, and social media platforms (YouTube, Facebook, Twitter).

  7. Vavuniya District - Wikipedia

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    Vavuniya District's population was 171,511 in 2012. [2] The population of the district is mostly Sri Lankan Tamil. The population of the district, like the rest of the north and east of Sri Lanka, has been heavily affected by the civil war. The war killed an estimated 100,000 people. [10]

  8. 2008 Sri Lanka Vavuniya bombing - Wikipedia

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    The 2008 Sri Lanka Vavuniya bombing was a bombing on a police station that killed 12 members of police and injured 40 including children in the town of Vavuniya, Northern Province, Sri Lanka on June 16, 2008.

  9. List of attacks on civilians attributed to Sri Lankan ...

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    Arson attacks in Vavuniya: 1 June 1983: Vavuniya: crops, huts, buildings and vehicles destroyed and burned in Gandhiyam farm at Kovilkulam; market, shops and vehicles burned and civilians assaulted; property damage over Rs. 3 million: Sri Lanka Armed Forces [36] Attack on Tamil passengers on the Jaffna-Colombo train: 5 June 1983: Vavuniya ...